Partly allowed

Ramalingam v. The Thasildar

Madras HC26 Sept 2024WP(MD)/25633/2023

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What is this about?

The Court partly allowed the writ petition, directing the revenue officials to conduct a survey and fix boundaries of specific survey numbers, excluding the portion covered by a pending suit and without fencing until the suit's disposal.

What did the court decide?

Survey and boundary fixation directed for specified lands, excluding portion covered by O.S.No.413 of 2023, pending disposal of the suit.

Ramalingam Vs The Thasildar — Land Acquisition | Madras HC (2024)

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W.P.(MD) No.25633 of 2023

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 26.09.2024

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA

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Ramalingam ... Petitioner Vs 1. The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Veerakeralampudur Taluk, Tenkasi District. 2. The Taluk Suveyor, Taluk Office, Veerakeralampudur Taluk, Tenkasi District.

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Arichandran ... Respondents

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Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorari Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order of 1^st respondent in Poo.A.Ma.No. 138/23 dated 27.07.2023 and quash the same and consequently, to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to survey the lands in S.Nos. 286A/7, 343/1, 343/2E, 343/2G, 343/2H, 343/2J1, 341/1B, 341/1C, 342, 344/1A, 287/5A

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and 287/5D situated at Ayan Surandai I Village, Veerakeralam Taluk, Tenkasi District, and fix the boundary by considering the petitioner's application, vide payment of Challan dated 24.04.2023 within the time fixed by this Court.

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For Petitioner : Mr.V.S.Kishok Kumar For R1 & R2 : Mr.D.S.Nedunchezhian Government Advocate For R3 : Mr.H.Arumugam

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ORDER

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This writ petition has been filed to quash the impugned order dated dated 27.07.2023 and consequently, to direct the respondents 1 and 2 to survey the lands in S.Nos. 286A/7, 343/1, 343/2E, 343/2G, 343/2H, 343/2J1, 341/1B, 341/1C, 342, 344/1A, 287/5A and 287/5D situated at Ayan Surandai I Village, Veerakeralam Taluk, Tenkasi District, and fix the boundary by considering the petitioner's application, dated 24.04.2023.

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The case of the petitioner is that the petition mentioned property

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was purchased from one Subburathinam, vide sale deed dated 26.08.2004

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and on the same date, the third respondent herein had purchased an extent of 2.66 acres lying in the northern portion in the above said survey numbers. In respect of the properties situated in Survey Nos.343/2E, 343/2G and 343/2H the patta stands jointly in the petitioner's name and the third respondent's name. On 21.04.2023, the petitioner had made an application for conducting survey in the said property and had also paid necessary fee. Despite the same having been received, the official respondents have not taken any action. Hence, the petitioner has approached this Court.

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Heard the Counsel on either side.

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It is stated that a suit is pending in respect of a portion of the

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property therefore, the survey shall be conducted only with reference to the property that are not covered by the suit in O.S.No.413 of 2023 and the properties mentioned therein shall be kept apart and the survey shall conducted with reference to the remaining properties. It is made clear

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that till the disposal of the suit in O.S.No.413 of 2023, the fencing of the property shall not be done by the petitioner. It is also made clear that the third respondent shall not remove the survey stones which is embedded in the property.

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The learned Government Advocate would submit that on earlier

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occasion when survey was attempted, there was a law and order situation. Therefore, the jurisdictional police shall give necessary police protection as and when requested by the Revenue Officials.

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With the above said direction, this Writ Petition is partly

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allowed. No costs.

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26.09.2024

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NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes jbr

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P.T.ASHA, J.

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The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Veerakeralampudur Taluk, Tenkasi District..

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The Taluk Suveyor, Taluk Office, Veerakeralampudur Taluk, Tenkasi District.

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